Mounting for presser-bar-actuating lever for self-filling fountain-pens.



- E. F. BRITTEN JR. U MOUNTING FOR PRESSER BAR ACTUATING LEVER FOR SELF FHLING FOUNTAIN PENS{ APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9. 1916. 1,228,177. Patented May 29,1917.

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2 r 'AlvonmErs E. F. BRITTEN, JR,

AR ACTUAUNG LEVER FOR SELF FILLING FOUNYAIN PENS.

2'SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' moumms FOR PRESER 13 APPLJC AHON FILED OCT. 9, HHS.

: WITNESSES ATTORNEKS w ose, i y

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EiDwINF. BRITTEN", JIM, OF J' CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO L E WATEBMAN" COMPANY OFzNEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

(w; ,io-Jw' v .MQUN'IING FOB PRESSER-BARiA-CTUATING LEVER FOR'SELF-FILLING FOUN'IAliN-IPENS.

" Cd'i tinnaflon 01 application Serial mi. 46,625, filed m 19, 1915.

' a segml' vo. 124,616.

ai'o irll'whomitmay concern.

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. J12, a citizen ofthe United States, and. a resident of Jersey City, in the county of lll'ldSOIl and State of New Jersey, have inoeented aznew and Improved Mounting for I Presser Bar-Actuating- Lever for Self-Filling Fountain-Pens, of which the following is :1 7151111, clear, and exact description.

This application is a continuation of my iitpplication Serial Nol 40,625, filed July 19,

915. z i i This invention relates to fountain pens of the self filling type, and deals more particul'arly with improvements in the :means other actuating the presser 'har for deflating .The inventionhas for it s general objects I to improveand simplify'themounting 'lor thepressgargfbqr actuating leverwhereby horma further bjeetfof the i mature the provision ofa novel form of mounting for the leverQwhich is punched from sheet metal and formed withflngs whereby the mountin? -'i s,-i'etainedjin position in the lever slot ("more en' bai'reli a 1 1 Anot ei object isgto provide a stop means for limiting, the tlirowpf the lever in adirection to depress the presser bar.

. r r In the accompanying drawings, which 50. llustrate certain embodiments of the 'inven' specificationoiiIzetter-s Patent.

Thej inventiont-has as alfurther object Fig. With/the ink sack and presseif'bar (em loyment 7 0 y, a inpvel connecting means h and "m'ou Fig. 1

and a mothfi I v 'hemg'dis'a construction and arrangement Patented May 29, 1917. This applicationfiled October 9,1 916.

tion, and wherein similar characters of ref- BRIT'JEN,

erence indicate Corresponding parts in all the views, I Figure 1 is a plan view of a fountain penequipped with-the invention,

Fig, 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through a portion of the barrel of the founta1 n pen with thepresser bar and its actuating lever in normal position;

Fig. 3 is :1V similar view showing the presser bar depressed by the lever;

Figs. land 5 are sectional views respec-, tively on lines,;'t-L and 5-5, Fi .2;

Fig. ,6 is a perspective view 0% the lever and its mounting; Y

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the blank from which is made the frame or box in which the'lever is mounted;

Fig. 8 is a modification showing the lever. connected with the presser liar and occupying a position corresponding to the compressingof the ink sack;

Fig. 9 isaWOngitudin'al section of the modification, showing the lever and resser bar in normal. position; g V

Fig. 10 is a detail sectional view showing a modified form of catch means forholding the lever yieldingly locked in normal posi' tion;

" "Figs. 12 and 13 are transverse sections on the lines, 12-12 and 13-43, respectively,

r mov di .7 1;.

1 ig. 1 i 'sg Perspective.- ot f; e lever 11g u oi thez yreysh w i n' ii Fig: 15 a plan View? or mounting for thelever;

Fig, 16 "s' aper'spe tvef'view' of the'lever r,

' d' foiim of mounting, the .arts ated'; and transverse'section of a founta-in pen v'viththe'lever mounting shown in Fig. 16. I

Referring to the drawing; A designates the barrel of a fountain pen in which is con tained an ink sack B thet'is deflated; by the 10! usual presser bar 1. The 'u'esser bar is actuated by a'lever2 pivotally mounted in the barrel and is disposed within a slot 3, the lever being normallyflnsh with the outer surface of the pen barrel, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The resser bar is provided with a spring 4 whic raises it when the lever is returned to normal position, so that the sack can expand and draw in a chargeot ink.

The operating lever 2 is mounted within a frame C that is of such size as to. tit in the slot 3 of the barrel. The frame or box is made from a blank of the form shown in Fig. 7 and comprises bar-like sides 5 and 6 connected by an end wall 7, and on the bar 5 is the opposite end wall 8, there being on the outer end of the side wall 6 a lug 9 which is bent against the outer surface of the end wall 8. The blank when bent up Forms a rectangular box. and on the end walls thereof are lugs 1O. l0 and 11, 11*, respectively. These two pairs of lugs serve as means 'for retaining the box or lever mounting'in place the lugs 10 and 11 being at the outside the barrel of the pen and the lugs 10* and 11. at the inside. In putting in the box or frame (l the internal lugs may stand more or less perpendicular to the length of the box, so as to be let into the slot 3 from the outside, and then by a suitable-instrument inserted into the empty barrel of the pen, the lugs l0 and 11* can be bent back. It will. be understood that before the box C is applied to the barrel, the lcver'2 is mounted in the box by means ofa pivot pin 12' which passes through the side members of the box and through the lever nearer oneend thereof-than the other; Onthe bar or side 5 of 'the' box is an inwardly-extending lug 13 adjacent the'fulcrum of thelever,so as to form a stop to limit the throw of the latter in a direction to'depress. the bar, as clearly shown in 'Fig. 3. 215. 3;

The lever, which is preferably made from a sheet metal blank, has a flat end 13 disposed at right-angles to the length of the lever so that when the Presser bar is depressed by the lever, as shown in Fig. 3, the said flat surface 13 will bear against the presser'b'ar and hold the latter depressed, the lever when in this position being on a dead center. The sackbeing in this manner defla.ted,.it merely remains to'pl'ace the pen point-of the fountain pen in a bottle of? ink and throw the lever out of; its dead eenter position-in orderto allow the prosser bar to be raised by the spring 4, "and: tho saold to expand so as to draw in a-charge of ink; The presser'imr,e ngaging, endof the leverhas a PLOjEUtlOT] 1i. fornjiod .onfits under side so that when tho 'messerv bani raised position it, will :engagethis projoc tion and {hereby se "to h'oltlthelever fully "rel l'tllltil ini itl where itw-ill, be flush with the oil-1;: of the pen in fully position shown in Fig. 3 will be required box C, wherebythe projections snap into the depressions 16.

to be pressed home into the If desired. the lever may have yielding members'l'i', as shownin Fig. 10, which engage abutments 18 that may .be formed by the sides of the slot in which the lever is mounted, or the box therefor. Obviously, other means may be devised to provide a catch to hold the lever yieldingly locked in normal position.

'It may be desirable to utilize the lever 2 to raise the presser bar and for this purpose the latter ma be provided with a loop .19, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and onthelever is a pin 20 which slidably engages in the loops to thereby-form a sliding hinge connection between the lever and presser bar. The lever will depress the presser bar in the manner hereinbet'ore described, but when the lever is restored to normal position the pin 20 by engaging the loop will raise the presser bar. 7

The box, frame or mounting D shown in Figs. 11 .to 14 inclusive comprises a pair of members disposed parallel to each other and at opposite sides of the presser bar actuating lever 22. length than the slot, as shown in Fig. 11, and they have their upper edges bent laterally into flanges 23 which engage in recesses-24 in flanges 23 will be flush with the barrel-sun face. The bottom edges of the members are bent into lateral flanges 25' which engage the inner surface of the barrel. as clearly shown,

.in Figs. 12 and 13. These lugs or fianges 25 with the lever therein isplaced in the slot of tll(- l 0llnlflll'1 pen. the lugs 25 are bent late erall by a: suital e in the barrel.

the lever. The members 21 may be lli t6.-

The members 21 may be of less the outer surface. of the barrel, so'thatthe instrument inserted A pivot pin QfirfihitfiHdS through the members 23 and lcVer'22-to .hold V,

gra Hy: connected by a. cross bar 27 at the bot.-

tom edges of the members 21,

and this cross bar serves ,as stop for limiting the move- V ment of the lever in a. direction to deflate this sack of the fountain pen.

The lever mounting shown in Figs. 16 and. 17 comprises spaced menlbers 21 which are like thei'menibrrs 21 of Fig. 14, except that they are separate,and the. pivot 28 which passes through the members 21 and lever 22 serves to unite these three parts to form a unitary device. This device is mounted in the slot of the fountain pen, 'as shown in Fig. 17, and then the lugs QI-"ef the men'ibers are upset, as explained before. In. the various forms of mountings itwill be observed that the molmting and lever constitntesa unitary device and are sembled 1n. the .slot of the pen barrel withontbormg the same for the reception of the pivot pin for the leveigaccording to ,gether with the device which I now consider to he the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown iSl'l'1t'?lf(-l illustrative and that such ehai'lges ma be made when desirml as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as nevv and. desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A. fomitain pen including a barrel having a slot, an ink holding sack therein, a presser bar for the sack, and actuating means for the 1.)resser bar, said means including a box fitted in the slot and a lever .tuica'nnied in the box.

it. A. fiimntaii'i pen including a barrel having" a slot, an ink containing sack in the barrel, a presser bar for the sack, a lever for urinating the n-esser bar, a box set in the slot and in which the lever is fulcrtnned, and lugs on the ends ot the box and engaging the barrel for retaining the box in, the slot.

A fountain pen including a lnnrrel hav- '1. slot. an ink-containing saelt in the "l, and means for deflating the sack, said an as com prising a leve1.', a. "t' 'ame dis- '{lOtSUtl in the slot and in which the lever is :tfnlmmned, and means for fastening the jtran'ie in the slot.

4. A fountain pen including a barrel having a slot, an ink-containing sack in the barrel. and l'neana for deflating the sack, said mtains eon'lpriising a lover. a frame disposed in the slot and in which the lever is :tnlcrurned, and a pair of logs on the ends of the frame for internally and externally engaging the barrel at the ends of the slot therein.

5. A fountain pen ineluaiing a barrel having a slot. an open irame lining the sides and ends of the slot and having a pair of la s for internall and externall en a in b b 1? 2'3 the barrel to hold the frame in the slot, an ink-containing sack in the barrel, and means mounted on the sides of the frame for dehating the sack.

(3. A fountain pen including a: barrel having a slot, an open frame lining the slot and having a pair of lugs at each end, for Internally and externally engaglng the barrel to hold the frame in the slot, an mk-contammg v sack in the barrel, alever fulcrumedfon the frame to deflate the sack, and a stop on the frame for limiting the movement of' the lever in a direction to deflate the sack.

7. A- fountain pen including a barrel having a slot, a lever fulcrumed therein, an ink-containing sack in the barrel, a presser bar for the sack, a frame in the slot, and a log on one sideof the frame and extending into the pathofethe lever for limiting the i'novement thereof in a directioli to operate the 'n-esser bar, the bar-engaging end of the lever beingtlat to bea against the bar, \vlnnreh the lever is retained in dead center position when the bar is fully depressed.

8.1K ftflllitnilLPll including a barrel having a slot", an open .t'rame disposed in and lining the slot and having means for re taining thet'raine in the slot, an ink sack in the barrel, a lever mounted on the frame to deflate the sack, and a stop on the frame "For limiting the movement of the lever in a direction to detlate the sack.

9. A. fountain pen including a barrel having a longitudinal slot and depressions in the outer stnfaee of the barrel at the ends of the slot, a frame set into the slot and having lugs bent into the depressions, and the outer surfaces of thelugs being flush with the outer surface of the barrel, an ink sack in the barrel, and means mounted in the frame for deflating the sack.

10.13. device for depressing the presser bar of a fountain pen, comprising a frame having a pair of attached lugs at the ends of the frame, and a first-class lever fulcrumed in the frame at a point between the ends thereof.

11.. A device for depressing the presser bar of a fountain pen, com n'ising a frame having a pair of attached legs at the ends of the frame. a first-class lever fulcrumed in the frame at a point between the ends thereof, and a stop lug within the frame for engagement by the lever to limit the movement thereof in one direction.

A. fountain pen comprising a barrel having a slot the walls of which are imperiforate. supporting members disposed in the slot and spaced apart. an ink sack in the barrel. a presser bar engaging the sack for deflating the same, actuating means for the presser bar, and means separate from the members for movahly mounting the actuat ing means on the said members.

13. A fountain pen comprising a barrel.

fulcruming the lever on the said members,

an ink sack in the barrel, and means actuatedby the lever for deflating the sack.

14. A fountain pen comprising a barrel having a slot the Walls of which are imperforate, a lever in the slot and of such width as to leave a. space between a wall of the slot and the level, a stationary member dis posed in the space, means for pivoting the lever on the said member an ink sack in the barrel, and means actuated by the lever for deflating the sack.

15. A fountain pen'presscr bar actuating attachment in the form of a unitary selfeontained device comprising a pair of spaced parallel members having means for ei-lgaging the barrel for holding the members fixed, an elongated presser bar engaging elementdisposed between and parallel \ith the said members, and means for movabl'y mounting the element on the said members.

16. lountaift pen comprising a barrel imperforate side walls, a. mounting fixed in the slot and disposed against the side walls,

a lever disposed in the lmimnting, and a pin passing through the lever and having its ends bearing in the lllOl'lnt'lllfl'.

-17. A fountain pen comprising a barrel having a slot provided with im 'ieriorate \valls, an ink sack in the harrel,'and a presser' bar for compressing the sack, in combination with a unitary, self-contained operating device for the presser bar said device comprising a supporting member disposed in the slot, a lever in the slot for engaging the Presser bar, and a pivot pin passing! through the supporting member and lever for 'mountin e' the lever on the supporting member.

l lDl'VlN l BRlTTEN, JR. 

